Microsoft not only wants to encrypt data at rest; it’s also attempting to provide other protections that matter more with data used in applications. Azure SQL’s new functionality comes in ...

For example, SQL Azure Database and SQL Managed Instance both get automatically backed up by Microsoft, according to an explanation by Swati Sachdeva, program manager II for Azure Backup.

Like its larger brethren, Azure SQL Database Edge will also support graph data and comes with the same security and encryption features that can, for example, protect the data at rest and in ...